Somerset West, the Glossary
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82 relations: AECI, Afrikaans, Anglo American plc, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Bellville, South Africa, Boland, Western Cape, Bureau of Heraldry, Cape Colony, Cape Dutch architecture, Cape Town, Chris McGregor, City of Cape Town, College of Arms, Coloureds, Country, Eddie Daniels (political activist), Ernest Peirce, Firgrove, Western Cape, First language, Fynbos, Galbraith Lowry Cole, George, South Africa, Gordon's Bay, Grabouw, H. Ellis Tomlinson, H. V. Morton, Handré Pollard, Helderberg, Helderberg College of Higher Education, Helderberg Mountain, Helderberg Nature Reserve, Hottentots Holland High School, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Indian South Africans, Ivan Mitford-Barberton, Justin Harding, Kleinmond, Kuils River, Land-en-Zeezicht, Latin, List of municipalities in South Africa, Lord Charles Somerset, M9 (Cape Town), Macassar, Western Cape, Metropolitan municipality (South Africa), Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town, Metrorail KwaZulu-Natal, Mixed-use development, N2 (South Africa), Northern Line (Cape Town), ... Expand index (32 more) »
- 1822 establishments in the Cape Colony
AECI
AECI Limited is a South African chemicals group and is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Anglo American plc
Anglo American plc is a British multinational mining company with headquarters in London, England.
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Bantu peoples of South Africa
South African Bantu-speaking peoples represent the majority ethno-racial group of South Africans.
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Bellville, South Africa
Bellville is a town and former independent city that is now incorporated into the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Somerset West and Bellville, South Africa are suburbs of Cape Town.
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Boland, Western Cape
The Boland (meaning "highland") is a region of the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town in the middle and upper courses of the Berg and Breede Rivers, around the Boland Mountains of the central Cape Fold Belt.
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Bureau of Heraldry
The Bureau of Heraldry is the South African heraldic authority, established in Pretoria on 1 June 1963.
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Cape Colony
The Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.
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Cape Dutch architecture
Cape Dutch architecture is an architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape of South Africa, but modern examples of the style have also been exported as far afield as Western Australia and New Zealand, typically on wine estates.
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Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.
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Chris McGregor
Christopher McGregor (24 December 1936 – 26 May 1990) was a South African jazz pianist, bandleader and composer born in Somerset West, South Africa.
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City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town (Stad Kaapstad; IsiXeko saseKapa) is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of Cape Town and surrounding areas.
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College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is a royal corporation consisting of professional officers of arms, with jurisdiction over England, Wales, Northern Ireland and some Commonwealth realms.
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Coloureds
Coloureds (Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who have ancestry from African, European, and Asian people.
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Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.
Eddie Daniels (political activist)
Edward Daniels OLS (25 October 1928 - 30 November 2017) was a South African former anti-apartheid activist who spent fifteen years as a political prisoner on Robben Island, during the years that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there.
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Ernest Peirce
Ernest "Eddie" Peirce (25 September 1909 – 23 January 1998) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Firgrove, Western Cape
Firgrove is a small town located 39 km southeast of Cape Town and 7 km west of Somerset West in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Somerset West and Firgrove, Western Cape are suburbs of Cape Town.
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First language
A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.
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Fynbos
Fynbos is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.
Galbraith Lowry Cole
General Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (1 May 1772 – 4 October 1842) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer and politician.
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George, South Africa
George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Gordon's Bay
Gordon's Bay (Gordonsbaai) is a harbour town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Somerset West and Gordon's Bay are suburbs of Cape Town.
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Grabouw
Grabouw is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa.Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town, over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West, along the N2 highway.
H. Ellis Tomlinson
Harold Ellis Tomlinson PhD (1916–1997) was an English educationist and heraldist.
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H. V. Morton
Henry Canova Vollam Morton (known as H. V. Morton), (26 July 1892 – 18 June 1979) was a journalist and pioneering travel writer from Lancashire, England.
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Handré Pollard
Handré Pollard (born 11 March 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.
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Helderberg
Helderberg refers to a planning district of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality, the mountain after which it is named, a wine-producing area in the Western Cape province of South Africa, or a small census area in Somerset West. Somerset West and Helderberg are suburbs of Cape Town.
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Helderberg College of Higher Education
Helderberg College of Higher Education is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town.
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Helderberg Mountain
The Helderberg Mountain is part of the Hottentots-Holland mountain range in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Helderberg Nature Reserve
Helderberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Somerset West, South Africa.
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Hottentots Holland High School
Hottentots-Holland High School is an Afrikaans- and English-speaking school in the Western Cape in South Africa, situated between the towns of Somerset West and Strand.
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Hottentots Holland Mountains
The Hottentots Holland Mountains are part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Indian South Africans
Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Ivan Mitford-Barberton
Ivan Mitford-Barberton (1896–1976) was a South African sculptor, writer and authority on heraldry.
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Justin Harding
Justin Adam Harding (born 9 February 1986) is a South African professional golfer.
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Kleinmond
Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa.
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Kuils River
Kuils River (Afrikaans: Kuilsrivier) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa, 25 km (15 miles) east of Cape Town and 20 km (12 miles) west of Stellenbosch at the gateway of the Cape Winelands. Somerset West and Kuils River are suburbs of Cape Town.
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Land-en-Zeezicht
Land-en-Zeezicht is a neighbourhood of Somerset West, in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
List of municipalities in South Africa
This is a list of municipalities of South Africa.
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Lord Charles Somerset
Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC (12 December 1767 – 18 February 1831), born in Badminton, England, was a British soldier, politician and colonial administrator.
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M9 (Cape Town)
The M9 is a long metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Macassar, Western Cape
Macassar is a small town in South Africa, close to Strand and Somerset West, with an approximate population of 33,225. Somerset West and Macassar, Western Cape are suburbs of Cape Town.
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Metropolitan municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a metropolitan municipality or Category A municipality is a municipality which executes all the functions of local government for a city or conurbation.
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Metropolitan Routes in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town (Cape Town metropolitan area) like most South African metropolitan areas, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads.
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Metrorail KwaZulu-Natal
Metrorail KwaZulu-Natal is a network of commuter rail services in and around the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
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Mixed-use development
Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some degree physically and functionally integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections.
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N2 (South Africa)
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo.
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Northern Line (Cape Town)
The Northern Line is a commuter rail service in South Africa that in the Cape Town metropolitan area and its surroundings and is operated by Metrorail Western Cape.
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Overberg
Overberg is a region in South Africa to the east of Cape Town beyond the Hottentots-Holland mountains.
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Parel Vallei
Parel Vallei is an affluent suburb of Somerset West in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Parel Vallei High School
Parel Vallei High School is a co-ed high school located in Parel Vallei, a suburb of Somerset West, which is in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Post office box
A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office.
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Postal codes in South Africa
Postal codes were introduced in South Africa on 8 October 1973, with the introduction of automated sorting.
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Protea
Protea is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos).
Provinces of South Africa
South Africa is divided into nine provinces.
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R102 (South Africa)
The R102 is a Regional Route in South Africa.
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R44 (South Africa)
The R44 is a provincial route in Western Cape, South Africa that connects Piketberg with Kleinmond via Wellington, Stellenbosch, Somerset West and Strand.
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Ramsay Carelse
Ramsay Carelse (born 30 October 1985) is a South African high jumper.
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Selborne Boome
Christopher Selborne Boome (born 16 April 1975) is a South African former professional rugby union player who has made 20 appearances for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks.
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Simon van der Stel
Simon van der Stel (14 October 1639 – 24 June 1712) was the first Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony (1691), the settlement at the Cape of Good Hope.
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Sir Lowry's Pass
Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Sir Lowry's Pass Village
Sir Lowry's Pass Village is a town near the base of Sir Lowry's Pass, about 60 km from Cape Town, South Africa.
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Somerset East
Somerset East (Somerset-Oos), officially renamed KwaNojoli in March 2023, is a town in the Blue Crane Route Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Somerset Mall (South Africa)
Somerset Mall is a shopping mall situated alongside the N2 freeway near the towns of Somerset West and Strand, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Somerset West
Somerset West (Somerset-Wes) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. Somerset West and Somerset West are 1822 establishments in the Cape Colony, Populated places established in 1822 and suburbs of Cape Town.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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South African English
South African English (SAfE, SAfEn, SAE, en-ZA) is the set of English language dialects native to South Africans.
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South African Standard Time
South African Standard Time (SAST) is the time zone used by all of South Africa as well as Eswatini and Lesotho.
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South African wine
South African wine has a history dating back to 1659 with the first bottle being produced in Cape Town by its founder and governor Jan van Riebeeck.
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Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch Thomas Baldwin, 1852.
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Steven Kitshoff
Steven Kitshoff (born 10 February 1992) is a South African professional rugby player who currently plays for the Stormers.
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Storm Roux
Storm James Roux (born 13 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.
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Strand, Western Cape
Strand (Afrikaans for 'beach') is a seaside resort town in the Western Cape, South Africa. Somerset West and Strand, Western Cape are suburbs of Cape Town.
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Telephone numbers in South Africa
South Africa switched to a closed numbering system effective 16 January 2007.
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Trevor Immelman
Trevor John Immelman (born 16 December 1979) is a South African retired professional golfer and television commentator who has played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour.
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Vergelegen
Vergelegen (Dutch: "remotely situated") is a historic wine estate in Somerset West, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Western Cape
The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap; iNtshona-Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.
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White South Africans
White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.
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Willem Adriaan van der Stel
Willem Adriaan van der Stel (24 August 1664 – 11 November 1733) was an Extraordinary Councillor of the Dutch East Indies, and Governor of the Cape Colony, a way station for the Dutch East India Company (VOC), from 23 January 1699 to 1707.
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Xhosa language
Xhosa, formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Nguni language, indigenous to Southern Africa and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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See also
1822 establishments in the Cape Colony
- Muir College
- Somerset West
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_West
Also known as Somerset West Primary School, Somerset West, South Africa, Somerset West, Western Cape, Somerset-Wes, Somerset-West.
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